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Watch: Texas UPS Driver Passes Out Behind the Wheel
A North Texas UPS driver crashed his delivery truck after passing out due to heat exhaustion. The video below shows the moment after the truck crossed over the grass median and into oncoming traffic before veering off the road and crashing into a tree. The incident happened on Friday, August 16 on Highway 121 north of McKinney, according to NBC DFW.
Texas Railroad Commission opens oil and gas permit, environmental protection rule changes for public comment
The Railroad Commission of Texas announced the first overhaul of its waste management rules in 40 years, with new proposed rules focused on oil and gas waste management, environmental protection and pipeline safety regulations open for public comment until the end of September.
Chicken Nuggets/Tenders Recalled – What Texans Should Know
The Food Safety Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has a word of caution for Texas shoppers in Beaumont, Orange, Port Arthur, Jasper, Tyler, and Lufkin. In fact, any place in the state where ready-to-eat chicken nuggets and chicken tenders are sold frozen and ready to heat and eat should pay attention to this recall notice.
No relief from extreme heat for most of North Texas
NORTH TEXAS — North Texas faces another hot day Tuesday, with some parts of the region expected to meet the criteria for excessive heat warning.The First Alert weather team issued a weather alert for the west side of North Texas due to that excessive heat warning, which will be in effect until 9 p.m. Wednesday.A cold front is moving into North Texas, so high temperatures in the region will range from the low 90s in the northeast to 110 in the western counties.Temperatures will still be hot into the weekend, but Tuesday will be the last day of dangerous heat.Our next rain chance is not until early next week, as an area of low pressure develops in the Gulf and has the small potential to bring in some moisture.But keep your expectations low; as of now, the probability of precipitation is just 10% on Monday and 20% on Tuesday.
Texas Lottery Confirms Powerball Jackpot Win of $44.3 Million
If you play the Powerball Lottery game in Texas you might wonder do lottery players in the big cities such as Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and El Paso have an advantage over a player in a smaller town. We did some snooping on the Texas Lottery winners page and found that Powerball, Lotto Texas with Extra! and Mega Millions balls don't seem to care where they bounce from or bounce to.
Harlingen woman indicted for fatal Mercedes drunk driving crash
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The 69-year-old Harlingen woman charged with the death of her passenger when she crashed her vehicle while she was intoxicated in December has been indicted, court records show. Imelda Silva Velez is charged with intoxicated manslaughter with a vehicle which resulted in the death...
Derek Chauvin transferred to Texas prison following stabbing incident
MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, was transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months after he was stabbed in a different facility, the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed Tuesday.Chauvin, 47, is now housed at the Federal Correctional Institution in Big Spring, a low-security prison. He was previously held in Arizona at FCI Tucson in August 2022 to simultaneously serve a 21-year federal sentence for violating Floyd's civil rights and a 22 1/2-year state sentence for second-degree murder. Earlier this month, Chauvin was temporarily transferred to the Oklahoma Federal Transfer Center.The transfer...
'Football fields' of batteries have helped Texas's grid when electricity demand is highest
FORT WORTH, Texas — Curious cattle lowed at the herd of people examining rows of shipping containers about thirty yards away on an overcast May morning. A heavy-duty fence surrounds the inconspicuous gray boxes. Air conditioners cooling their precious cargo emit a gentle hum. The property borders ranchland and...
‘Simply False’: Texas Official Rebuts Story Shared by Fox’s Bartiromo About Immigrants Registering to Vote
The Texas Department of Public Safety poured cold water Tuesday on a post from Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo, in which she shared a claim “from a friend” The post ‘Simply False’: Texas Official Rebuts Story Shared by Fox’s Bartiromo About Immigrants Registering to Vote first appeared on Mediaite.
Fruit of the Texas vine — SRT’s ‘Legacy Comes to Life’
Mary Catherine Longley, born in the Republic of Texas in 1839, led a life marked by resilience and loss. At 15, she married Charles Marion Tyler, with whom she farmed in Washington County. They later moved to Utah and Arizona, enduring the deaths of four of their 13 children at...
Eyes Up Front: Is Banning Smartphones In Texas Schools A Good Idea?
Many school districts across Texas have banned the use of smartphones in classrooms, citing a laundry list of reasons why phones and education do not mix. But is it enforceable? And is it ultimately a good idea?. On the surface a phone ban makes sense. Any smartphone owner is well...
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